davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
The Allurements OF City Life

Extract from an address of DIR. w.
w. McKaig, at Grange Picnic in
California:
"To young men in the country the
city is dazzling object. They are
drawn to it as the moth-miller at
night is attracted to lantern hung
in the orchard. The flow of young
men toward the city is not determin-
ed by the law of demand, but by the
law of dazzling attraction. In all
these metropolitan centers the supply
of labor is excessive, and the streets
are filled with hundreds of persons,
with little or no money, seeking
places that are not to be found. Adj
vertise for clerk or bookkeeper to-
day, and there will de hundred ap-
plicants for the situation the next
day. Like birds charmed by the CO.
bra, young hearts flock to the city
and are unable to fly back to the
country They buzz around the daz-
zling lure and are consumed. They
hover around this raging malestrom
and are lost. There might be devel-
oped an agricultural spirit that would
greatly mitigate these griefs of in
dustry. There is no reason why
farming may not be made as charm
ing pursuit as merchandising. 1t
would only be necessary to throw in
to the pursuit the ambition and in
telligence that makes the successful
lawyer or merchant. And this is one
of the chief eXcellencies of the Grange.
1t is lifting farming into the region
of fine arts. If farming must always
mean the struggle of an ignorant
man over a few acres, with a hut, a
poor horse and a potato patch, the in
telligent young men will be drawn
to the city. But farming, fruit-grow-
ing and vine-culture may mean in the
country what merchandising means
in the city-the rush of ambitious,
thoughtful men. There is no reason
why the occupation of a farmer
should not be made so elegant and
charming that, between it and the
handling of cases of silk, and the pur.
suits of medicine or theology, the
best minds would confess little choice.
Much has been achieved already in
this direction, but much remains to
be done, in order to check the rush Of
ardent, ambitious but superfluous
energy to that terrible, dazzling, de.
vouring monster-the city.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
A Large City.

St. Nicholas for June,
If any one were to walk one way
through all the streets of London, he
would be obliged to go distance of
two thousand six hundred miles, or
as far as it is across the American
continent from New York to San
Francisco. This will give an idea of
what would have to be done in order
to see even the greater part of Lon
don.
In our approach to this city, as
well as in our rambles through its
streets, we shallnot bestruck so much
by its splendid and imposing appear
ance as by its immensely. Go where
we may, there seems to be no
end to the town. 1t is fourteen miles
one way, and eight miles the other,
and contains population of nearly
four million people, which is greater,
indeed, than that of Switzerland or
the kingdoms ofDenmark and Greece
combined. We are told on good au-
thority that there are more Scotch
men in London than in Edinburgh,
more Irishmenthan in Dublin, and
more Jews than in Palestine, with
foreigners from all parts of the world,
including a great number of Ameri-
cans. Yet there are so many English
men in London, that one is not like
ly to notice the presence of these peo-
pie ofothernations.
This vast body of citizens, some SO
rich that they never can count their
money, and some so poor that they
never have any to count, eat every
year four hundred thousand oxen
one and a half million sheep, eight
million chickens and game birds
not to speak of calves, hogs, and diff
ferent kinds of fish. They consume
five hundred million oysters, which
although it seems like large mum
Der, would only give, if equally di
vided among all the people, ont
oyster every third day to each person
There are three hundred Thousand
servants in London, enough peopletC
make a large city; but as this give
only one servant to each dozen citi
zens, it is quite evident that a grea
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
LOST BABY,S NAME.

" Pm lostedI Could you find me, please?"
Poor little frightened baby
The wind had tossed her golden fleece,
The stones had scratched her dimpled knees,
l stopped and lifted her with ease,
And softly whispered, Maybe"
"Tell me your name, my little maid
can't find you without it"
"My name is 'Shiny-eyes," she said.
eyes, but your last name ?" She shook her
head:
Cup to my house Fey never said
A single word about it,"
"But, dear" 1 said, "what is your Nance p
"Why, didn't you hear me told you?
Just shiny-eyes." A bright thought came
ayes, when you're good; but when they
blame
You. little one is it just the same
When mamma has to scold YOU?
"My mamma never scolds," she means.
A little blush ensuing,
"'Cept when Pve been a.frowing stones,
And then she says (the culprit owns)
Mehitabel Sapphira Jones,
What has you been a.doing?"
ANNA +. BURNHAM.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28

cerned, did the work and bore the ex-
pense incident to securing the passage
of the bill. AT the meeting in Nash
vile the other day, the question Of
whether all the druggists of the State
were not under moral obligation to
beara share of this expense, was dis
cussed. A delegate from Chatta-
nooga said those of that city had their
share of it ready to pay over as soon
as they knew to whom to pay it. 1t
was finally decided that the matter
should be laid before the druggists OF
the State through the press, and all
who are willing to help be requested
to correspond with r. H. GORDON, OF
Demoville & Co., Nashville.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28

WHICH CduSeu lleEl W leave u6AC Gay.
They were not communicative, but
the story got out and was much
talked of. The next fall these same
six gen tlemen, with nine others, went
back and camped upon precisely the
same spot. 1t was said they were
quite anxious to see the same sights
that had been seen before. But a
week passed and they saw nothing,
though theywere quite successful in
killing deer.
AT the end of about week, man
named Latimer got two small boys
in the neighborhood and fixing up a
dumb bull went out to see how they
would stand strange noise. 1t was
in the fall, frosty night; the hunt
ers had a big fire and were in a great
glee.
For three hours the dumb bull was
made to do work from different points
in the woods at a. safe distance. AT
first the hunters were disposed to
laugh, then they got quiet, finally
they commenced shooting. Many
guns were fired. This was kept up
until the man and two boys left,
which was about midnight. Between
midnight and day the whole fifteen
men left the camp, leaving their
meat and other things, and went to a
farm house, the house where the two
boys who had been in the mischief
were sleeping. Next morning the
hunters, who told wonderful stories
about what they saw, how it came
close up to the fire and how imper-
vious it was to their bullets, how it
changed about from an animal to q
woman, and what it would say. The
two boys were as still as mice for
they had stolen off from their father
by the persuasion of Latimer, who
was himself hunter and wanted tC
drive these hunters away.
The fifteen men left that morning
and went back to MurfreesbOro tC
, verify and make good the ghost story
of the year before. The story got in
J tothe newspapers and was the biggest
, sensation that had turned up for many
! years. But it got out that hunter
f and two boys had scared them away.
This was denied and the ghost theory
r maintained with heroic verify. One
, of the gentlemen, Jack Fletcher, was
, often member of the Legislature
2 afterwards, but this ghost story al
= ways stuck to him.
Another one of them, Len Sims
l was member of Congress from Mis-
9 souri,, and was a war Democrat il
t 1S4S. After making war speech, ;
4 Wing who was not for the war tolC
n the Tennessee ghost story with mucl
e coloring on Sims. 1t was said t.
e modify his intense war spirit very
!. much.
V This knighthood service in the Lane
e of ghosts took place tifty-three year
o ago. All the participants are dea'
d but one of the boys who lives to writ
o this story and verify its truth.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
Mexican
Mustang
Linilr1ent
CTJRE9
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY

THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY
accomplishes for everybody exactly what iscamed
fort One Of the reasons for the great popularity OF
the Mustang Eminent Is found in Its universal
applicability. Everybody needs such medicine
The Lumberman needs 1t in case Of accident.
The Housewife needs IL for generalfamily use.
The Cannler needs 1t for his teams and his men.
The Mechanic needs 1t always on his work
bench.
The Miner needs 1t in case Of emergency.
The Pioneer needsit-can't get along without It.
The Farmer needs 1t in his house, his stable,
and his stock yard
The Steamboat man or the Boatman needs
1t in liberal supply afoat and ashore.
The Horse-fancier needs tilt is his best
friend and safest reliance.
The Stock-grOwer needs tilt will save him
thousands of dollars and world of trouble.
The Railroad man needs 1t and will need It 80
long as his life is round of accidents and dangers
The BackwoOdsman needs 1t. There Is moth.
ing like 1t an antldote for the dangers to life,
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs 1t about his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen. and when
these come the Mustang Eminent Is wanted at once
Keep n Bottle in the House. IT'S the best Of
economy.
Keep Bottle In the Factory. Itsimmediato
in Of accident saves pain and loss OF wages
Keep n Bottle Always in the Stable for
use when wanted.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28

many of the people must wait on
themselves; Things are very unequal
tly divided in London; and I have
no doubt that instead of there being
one servant to twelve persons, some
some of the rich lords and ladies
have twelve servants apiece.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
PATENTS.
Franklin III. HOugh,
Solicitor Of American & Foreign Patents
925 F.Street, n. w.
Near US, Patent Office, Washington, D. c,

Personal attention given to the prepare
onand pros ecutiOn of applications for Let
Peer. ttsnB All business before the U. S.
Patent Office attended to for moderate fees.
When patent is granted, a drawing of your
invention, with claims, your name and adj
dress, will be published in the United States
Patent Office Gazette, paper of immense
circulation, ard the only paper that pub
fishes this free.
GS-No agency in the United States pos
sesses superior facilities for obtaining Pat
ents, or of ascertaining the patentability OF
inventions,
Copies of patents furnished for % certs
each.
Correspondence invited.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
The Druggists Tax.

The druggists of the State held
meeting in Nashville on the 18th, in
the course of which the now noted
Liquor Law and the bill granting re-
lief from same, which was passed by
the last legislature, was reviewed and
discussed. AS is we'll known, the law
required all druggists doing business
in the State, and who used alcohol in
any form in their business, to take
out State and county license as retail
liquor dealers. The druggists almost
unanimously ignored the law, and
last year suit was brought against GER
tain leading firms in Nashville to
compel them to pay the tax, and the
courts decided that under the law
they were liable, not only for 1886
but for '81, 'S2, 1913, 'S4 and 80 also.
AS it would have been almost ruin
had the collection been enforced, the
druggists wisely went to work and
secured the passage of bill relieving
them of the tax. The Nashville
druggists being on the scene of action
and the ones against whom the suit;
were directly brought, though every
druggist in the State was equally con
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
PAT EN- rs,

Caveats and Trade Marks Obtained,
and all other business in the U. S. Patent
Office attended to for Moderate Fees.
Our office is opposite the U. s. Patent
Office. and we can obtain Patents in less
time than those remote from Washington.
Send Model or Drawing. We advise as to
patentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless we Obtain Patent.
We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the
Supt. of Money Order Div, and to officials
of the U. s. Patent Office. For circular,
advice, terms and references to actual eli
ents in your own State or County, write to
C, A. SNOW & co.
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. c
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28

We want smart men and women to travel for
who are competent we will pay $50 per Month
md Expenses, or allow a liberal Commission.
Our Victoria" Casket of % Pieces Extra Heavy
Silver Plated Table Cutlery is selling like wldflre,
end we want 800 good statesmen in all sections Of
the country at once. We will increase salary OF
good statesmen to $75 the ard and 800 the
9Th Month they IRE with us, il they prove pro-
(c.cnt. Write at once for full particulars
lllresS: WaliIngfOrd Silver Co.,
WallIngfOrd, Conn.
2'''"', "nsc state il what paper you saw this adj
~ +ia"' ,rit.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
The Ages of Twenty Six Birds.

The following table is from an Eng
lish source and claims to be measur-
ably correct as to the ages Of the birds
mentioned.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-01-19

Who shall say that the use Of tobacco IL
tie filthiest forms Is for naught II has
long been admitted that tho deadly cigar
cite is ali annual agent in the increased an
nual destruction OF unwise persons. In.
deed, so widespread has the knowledge, Of
its usefulness os fool-killer become, thai
much of the former unfriendliness With
which the paper sssmpke'' was regarded
has been removed.
snuf-dipping, too has its good Off.
ces. Recently; in tennessee, q father and
his daughter while going through wood
were chased by bear. The lady took to r
tree ms precautionary measure while hei
father got ready his gun, but, unfortunate
ly, M she got ont her box and stick to re-
fresh herself and TO reernit her courage
with the clieering snuh, sheforgot that, in
the tree, the bear was on his native heath,
to discover, when he returned with his
shooting iron," that brnin was climbing
up TO the fair maid and just in range. so
that the shot intended for the beast must
necessarily prove fatal TO her.
The presence Of mind OF that worthy
daughter Of Tennessee saved her life and
the situation. Leaning forward she wait
ed, probably not unmindful of the famous
order of General Jackson, until she could
see the whites Of the benr's eyes as they
glaretl into hers, and then--she discharged
the contents of her month into one Of
bruins optics The effect Was magical, for
with n howl Of pain, the brute fell instan-
taneously 10 the earth.
IL the deadly cigarette had been thu
girls weapon, the result, we are sure,
would have been the same, for one pan Of
the mingled smoke stubs and pape
would have finished any ordinary bear,
and, il she had been chewer mere exhal-
alton Of her breath would have insured in.
stant death.
Verify, sweet are the uses of the precious
weed
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-01-19

The celebrated Chicago machine has bssn
eclipsed. In this machine the pig, Il will
be recoIected, Ia said to enter at one end
and on tue vhisk Of handle to emerge IN
sausage. The Vienna papers are msking
merry over bet made day or two ago BY
a celebrated shoemaker IN that city. Hs
undertook from s,s,n calf TO Inanufzc.
ture A pair Of boots within twenty.soui
hours. of the animals death. The con
ditions we're made, and committee Was
appointed to see that they were duly car
riel ont. IArgestakes were putintothe hand
Of au imperial stakeholder. Early in the
morning Of the appointed day calf was
killed in the presence Of numerous witness
es. The skin was at The tannery at noon
it was properly tanned and turned over to
one of the most sk,llful hands Of the spirit.
ed shoemaker that very evening. and aexs
morning were tarnedout a pair Of boots,
which were worn by the man who ownedths
calf that had carried the skin on the day
before. So many orders foeked in as a
result Of the wide publicity given to this
event, which verbally marks an epoch in
the annals Of the boot and shoe trade, that
the worthy manufacturer contemplates
erecting slaughterhouse on the premises,
together with small cowshed. He de-
serves every success.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-01-19

II We are to believe story told by the
Belgian correspondent of the Figaro, the
telephone has recently been put upon
novel duty IN Brussels under circumstances
Of an extremely tragic character. A young
lady Of that city inistools, 1t appears, the
eiyilities Of young man who visited at her
parents house for attentions Of n more seri-
GUS nature. TO her great surprise and
modification, however, she learned some
little time ago that he was engaged to one
Of her friends. Shortly after she made the
discovery the young imam received sum-
mons to place himself in telephone rapport
with friend who had something 10 say to
him. The friend turned out TO be the young
lady who loved him not wisely but. as tho
sequel shows, too we'll Without wasting
time on preliminaries, SHE asked him point
blank II ii was trne that he was going 10
marry Mademoiselle -? He replied
that it was quite true. "'i'hen goodbye
forever were the next words which reached
his ears, and they were immediately follow
ed by the report Of a frearm. The poor
girl had lodged revolver bullet in her
heart. She had TINS, with the aid of
the telephone, made the man for
whom she had sacrificed herself assist at her
suicide, while putting II absolutely ont OF
his power 70 do anything to prevent il.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-01-19

Everybody Inns noticed that II we move
a fan gently, the air parts before it with
little effort, while, when we try to fan yio-
lently, the same air is felt to react yet If
we 80 on to say that if the motion is still
more violent, the atmosphere will resist
like a solid ngainst which the fan, il made
Of iron, would break in pieces, this MAJ
seem to some an unexpected property Of
nimble air through which we move daily.
Yet this is the case, and if the motion IL
only so quick that the air cannot get out Of
way, a body hurled against it will rise IN
temperature likoa sho. striking an armor.
plate. 1t is all question of speed, and
hat of the meteorite is known to be i'm
mense. One has been seen to tiy over this
country from the Mississippi to the Allan
tic in an insppreciably short time, ptobab.
" in less than two minutes; and though at
presumable height OF over fifty miles, the
velocity with which it shot by gave evssy
one the impression that il went just abovs
his head, and some witnesses Of the uuex-
peeted apparition looked the next day Il
see il il had struck their chimneys. The
heat developed BIZ arrested motion in tia
case Of mass Of iron aosing twenty milea
a second can be calculated, and is found
to be more than enough, not only to melt It
but to turn il into yapor; though what
probably does happen is according to Fro
lessor Newton, that the melted gurfsee-por-
lions are wiped away by the pressure Of tha
air aud volatilized to form the luminous
train, the interior remaining cold, until the
difference Of tempera'sre causes fracture,
when the stone breaks and piecea fall.
some Of them at red-hot heat, some OF them,
possibly, Mt the temperature Of outer space,
or far below that of freezing mercury.
"Where do these stones come from
What smaie them? The answer Is not ,et
complete. but if part of the riddle is al.
ready yielding TO patience, ii is worthy Of
note, as an instance OF the connection OF
the sciences, that the first help to the solp.
tion of this astronomical enigma came from
the chemists and the geoiogists. -" Gen.
sary.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-01-19
The 10y Of RECEIVING a l.e..sr.


g have often wondered, said North
side letter carrier lately, "what constitutes
the charm, Of receiving letter. If a per,
sonis expecting TO receive by mail chal.
lenge to fight duel or the reply of his lady
love toa proposition of matrimony, or even
a check for sos, can understand how he
should get excited abont IL. But / sup.
pose that ninety-iline out Of every hundred
letters that pass through the mail are sim
ply little speeches from friends such as
,onld be listened to ON the street without
the slightest inferred Or concern. But how
anxious people are to receive these letters I.
You don't know anything abont it yor
ought TO be letter carrier for about a
week. Why, there are some people ON my
beat who, really think, don't DO anything
else but sit down and wait for me to come
They stand at the window or front gate and
wait for me, they tremb-e with anxiety as J
approach, they groan and cover II say
nothing today; and if hand them 0
letter they fly with it into the house as II
they had picked up q pocketbook and were
going of to a secret place to inspect its con
tents. All this makes me very popular
man, / tell you. You sec, they associate
me daily with the strongest hopes and The
keenest employment Of their lives. lam 9
sort of lion with them, and to tell the truth
I have matrimonial project in view very
much above my station.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-01-19

Some OF the happiest hours spent togethes
by Millet aud the children were in the
beautiful forest Of Fontainbleau. Millst,
wearing an old, red, sailos's jacket, weathsr-
beaten straw hat, aud wooden shoes, was
like a boy himself. One could not go far
with him in an afternoon. He found a
picture 1T every step. At every turn Of the
path he stopped. pointing to the sunlight on
the trees, or 70 the mosses on the rocts,
exelaiming, look See how beautifuli"
Often, when coming home in the twilight,
Milles was attracted by the Ere Of the
blacks,nith's forge al the end Of the village
street; and he paused with his friends, o.
claiming at thu play OF light upon the flg-
ures near the forge and at the nickering
shadows beyond One evening he came
upon an old country cart with loose wheel
which made noise, poum, poum," q
the cart rolled on. H. stopped and iistened,
and presently said that be should like to
paint picture which would make those
who saw 1t feel that sound coming through
the twilight. II SCENES contradiction to
speak ofa sound In picture, but In SIillet's
greatest painting, The Angeius," we see
slender spire outlined against the sunset
light, two reyerent figures in the foreground,
and we feel at once that at the sound Of the
distant church bell the peasants have bowed
their heads in evening prayer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-01-19

The road along which the man of lmai-
ness travels Is not iuacadamized one, nor
does it ordinarily lead through pleasant
scenes and by well-springs OF delight, On
the contrary, it is a rough and rugged path,
beset with " wait.a-bit thorns and full OF
pitfalls, which cnn only be avoided by the
watcltfal care Of circumspection. After
every days journey over this worse than
rough turnpike road the wayfarer needs
something more than the rest he requires
solace aud 10 deserves it. He Is weary Of
the dull prose Of life and athirst for the
poetry. Happy is the husband who can
find that solace aud that poetry Mt home.
Warm greetings from loving hearts, fond
slances from bright eyes, the welcome
shouts of children, the many thousand
little arrangements for our comfort and en-
joymeLs that silently tell Of thoughtful and
expeeiant love, the gentle ministrationl
that disencnmber us into an old and easy
seat before we are aware Of IL; these and
like tokens Of affection and sympathy con-
ssitute the poetry which recouciles It's 10 the
prose- Of life 49, -.
Think Of this, ye wives and daughters OF
business men, Think of the tolls, this anx-
ieties, the modification and wear that
fathers undergo to secure for you eomfor-
table homes, and then compensate then
for their trials by making them happy b.
their own fireeides.